Lifter.



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Anfrnnn s'..nvei\is, Von READING, Kansas.

-iiirirnn 210 all'fwhom, it mag/concern: f l Be it known that l, HUeS.Ev./ins, a citizen ofthe United ,Sta-tes, and 'a resident oeading, inthe eountyo Lyonaiid State of IKatrien.,

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This 'invention relates to certain new and nseful improvementsjinlaters-employed in' connection with pansand other 4culinary ves- Theobject .of my invention is to provide a' light, readily `operated lifter4adapted to be .handled in placing 'Steve A'i 4"other object 'is to`providea device of .this general character of a simple and 1n e`Xr p've nature and of a durable construction 1- accurat ly'clasped upona.pot I n witg 'cla'sped '-"pon cooking utensils, kettles, pans and pielates, so that the same canfbe easily theminto anoven or removing' the.same Awhich is' capable. oi' 'being conveniently l and lid to hold the'le'drainjng the vessel.

sainew A A :present invention c {)ns ists in the combination fandarrangement "of partsas after more fully describedand'-inally point. no'iedgout inv the; appended lclaim,

v". ther understood str ctureshown and described may 'be made it beingfurth'at, changes fin' 'the 'specific within the scope ofthe claim,without de- .parting 'from Vthe'spirit of "the invention. as

lla the accompanying' drawings forming a part of this specification and.in which like l employ a handle forming member made of' wire including.the half round end 1, from which extend in parallel spaced relation twoear 4c.

straight handle forming stems 2, 2. A s showneach stem 2', ends in anoutwardly .directedl portion 3, terminating in a elenclnng'v Secured to'the end lof the handle forming stems is a 'wire yoke including thestraight 1p i p held to the holder against casual displacebar portion 5,ending in the guide eyes 6, 6. From these eyes the 'Wire s coiled,lasn'sliown at 7, v about the steinportion 5 and `is then specimen@freezers raient.

stems 8, andthe hooks 9. As

have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements 1n Lifters, ot"which'the following is aspecification, rezterence ne-v 6, so 'that this yoketerms j 1'1, encompassing the handle lalinement but' parall :members .2,the twisted stem v,with the. stems 2, a double handle.

therefrom or ,from the vtinned in' "a y straight stems Vloeii'igslidably these 'andgvvotlier objects in rview .the

upon the guide 4yoke including the lstraight bar V9, inward so thatthese .clasp upon the' pan orvvessel) There is suma Patenten :nay is'.isis.

entgangenen am se, isi-e.' semina. 'massa continued in 'the' 'outwardlyfdirected, yieldingly held carrying hooks including the A shown-'inFigs. 1 'and Q,.the ear 51., are clenched into the eyesv a part .of thehandle forming member. n Slid'ably heldupon the stemsI ".21, is tlrecollar 1 0, having the oppositelypositionedears stems 2." From4 thecollar 10, the wire member is continued in the twisted stem s o'thatfwhen the lifter `is "used 'the' twisted stem 12, will be a suitabledistance below the '12 forming,- These twisted. stem members ,12, are'continued in .opposite directions 'to ,form the curved s houl-f derportions 1.3, eachiiicluding an interina-, diately positioned eyelig-'these eyes '14, be

ing in alinement with the' ey'es 11, and also encompassing' thehandleforming; stems 2. As shown each curvedshoulder 13, is'eon guide stein.15, Vthese handle forming member is' shoved l outv'vard the'eyes G,Willgnot 'become disenga'gedfrom the stemsl. f

ln connection with th'eyoke 5 which slides Steins l5 I portion 1 6,which lextends tr'ansi'iersely across .the handle 'forming stems 2,'adjacent to the e' es 1 4, and

vhas-.its .ends 17, coiled 'about the curved por.

the inwardly directed f 'yieldingly held carrying hooks 19, which aretions 13, and ending in inclined towardthe carrying Ihooks 9. IThe'hooks'9, as isA shown in Fig'. 1.

thehooks lgl'againstthe nearest edge por-4 tion of' the vessel and thendraws the hooks cient elasticity in the hooksto insure'the: 'vesselbeing f -rmly held against slipping.

These lifters are made in suitable-"sizes, are simple Aand inexpensivein construction, are readily operated'and can be `clasped upona culinaryvessel with ease, .accuracy and desatch, in a manner insuring the vesselbeing ment.

Having thus 2, which' is held out of l withgtlie vmembers 2, v

A'employ a sliding hooks will securely I described my said invention,

'8% held within the guide-' eyes; vThe twisted'stem 12, and .tliefguideVstems 1,5, are of such a length tliat'whenthe hooks 19, are. spacedfarther apart than the:

what I claim as new and desire to secure by United States Letters Patentis:

A llifter of the class described made of wire including in combination,a handle "forming member comprising two parallel stems, each ending in aclench ear, a yoke including a straight portion ending in two guide eyesfrom which the wire is continued 4to forln two outwardly directedcarrying hooks, said ears clenched into said guide eyes, a collarhavingi`ears encompassing said stems and continued in a twisted stemheld parallel with saidiirst mentioned stems to form therewith a doublehandle and continued in opposite directions to form ltwo curvedshoulder' portions each including an eye encompassing said -irstmentioned stems,

.In .testimony whereof I aiiix my signature,-

in the presence of two Witnesses.

ARTHUR s. EVANS.y A

vWitnesses: p

JAMES T. KING, FRANK BLUE.

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